Against the tide by Steven Friedman

Not all the pressure to end laws and policies which try to fix racial inequality comes from those who want those who apartheid privileged to stay on top. Some of it comes from people who support change but want an end to racial labels. But you can't fix a problem by wishing away its cause and so we can't fix racism by ignoring race.

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Steven Friedman is a public commentator and an academic, currently employed as a Research Professor at the University of Johannesburg. He has been writing on South African politics for the entire democratic period both as a scholar and public commentator. He has published books on South Africa’s transition to democracy, the role of the trade union movement, and current South African politics. He has also written columns and articles for several South African newspapers. His writing seeks to use academic research to shed light on current politics but to ensure that this is conveyed in a way easily understood by people who have no academic training.